MORGANTOWN – The second reading of an amendment to Article 153 of city code pertaining to the ban of conversion therapy involving minors was not on Morgantown City Council’s agenda […]
Local Government
Westover Council denies zoning change request following public outcry
WESTOVER – Having heard from more than a dozen residents in recent weeks – the overwhelming majority of which own property on Savannah Street and Florida Avenue – Westover City […]
Jail bill: Grants paused, prosecutors added as county ‘looks at everything’
MORGANTOWN – With jail bill costs estimated to end up $1 million over budget in the current fiscal year, and a 31% increase in the daily rate charged to counties […]
Preston County seeks long-term solution for KAMP funding
KINGWOOD – An emergency request by EMS Director Henry McDonald from KAMP ambulance for $11,616 to pay vehicle insurance for 2026 was not met with immediate approval. McDonald told Preston […]
Two W.Va. National Guard members shot, one or both possibly dead, on D.C. deployment
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed Wednesday that two members of the West Virginia National Guard on patrol in Washington, D.C., had been shot, though there are conflicting reports on […]
Combat veteran, FOX News host Johnny ‘Joey’ Jones share his story at Mon County Reagan Dinner
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – “Thank you for being worth serving.” That was the message FOX News host Johnny “Joey” Jones shared with local Republicans at Thursday night’s Monongalia County Republican Executive […]
County expresses ‘strong opposition’ to MARL
BConley@DominionPost.com The Monongalia County Commission is making its thoughts on the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link project known in Charleston. In letters addressed to both Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia […]
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump freeze on federal grants, loans
Local officials discuss potential effects on programs Staff, wire reports A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration […]
W.Va. officials celebrate President Trump’s second inauguration
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Staff Reporter CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state’s congressional delegation were in attendance Monday for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump […]
New Secretary of State Warner begins 55-county tour
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON – In an effort to continue to forge good relationships with the state’s 55 county clerks, Secretary of State Kris Warner began a county-by-county […]
